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Geography
Course Descriptions
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13
Travel & Tourism
 
Introduction
The study of Geography helps Students make sense of their physical and human surroundings and extend their knowledge and understanding of more distant places. It provides a framework in which students can place local, national and international events and enable them to function more effectively as individuals and members of society.

Geography is a valuable medium in which students can develop attitudes and values towards local, regional, national and international issues.
Geography enables students to function more effectively as individuals and members of society. Geography enables students to function more effectively as individuals and members of society.
AIMS

Geography aims to develop and promote an understanding of the following:-
  1. The nature of the Earth’s surface and the processes at work upon it
  2. The variety and character of places
  3. The complex nature of human activities and their interactions with different environments
  4. The spatial organisation of human activities
  5. “The many ways of the (Earth’s) unnumbered peoples” (Ben Okri 1991)

The Geography Department provides a general Geographical education in accordance with the National Curriculum Geography Order to all KS3 students, that caters for those that may not choose to study the subject at KS4. This will give a sound basis for those who do take the subject further. Fieldwork features highly in our work throughout the College, bringing practical skills and developing deeper geographical understanding.

 
Course Descriptions
Students follow the National Curriculum in years 7 - 9
Year 7

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Making Connections
Restless Earth
People Everywhere
Year 8

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Crime and the local community
Weather and Climate
Ecosystems
Investigating Brazil
Year 9

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Development and Fashion
Flood disaster
Comparing Countries - Ghana, Turkey and Thailand
Local Actions, Global Effects
Students follow the AQA syllabus A at GCSE
Year 10

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Coasts
Population
Rivers
Year 11

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Tectonic Activity
Industry
Development and Interdependence

Note: Students begin work on a coursework investigation towards the end of Year 10 and complete it during the Autumn term of Year 11. This is worth 25% of the final GCSE grade.

Year 12

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Changing landforms and their management
Managing change in human environments
Environmental Investigation

Note: For the environmental investigation students go on a 4 day residential FSC course in north Somerset. The final investigation is worth 35% of the AS grade and 16.5% of the final A2 mark.

Year 13

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Global Challenge
Researching Global Futures
Synoptic Unit


Students follow the EDEXCEL syllabus B at AS and A2 level.
 
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